Inspiration

"imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"

- Charles Caleb Colton

Today we were looking at what inspires us and how inspiration is the key to good graphic design.
Copying work that we find interesting is not always a bad thing as long as it is done in a tasteful way. Apple took their design inspiration from some early braun products, however the designer from braun is not bitter about this. Instead he is flattered and enthusiastic about how apple developed from his designs.

Our task was to think about what inspires us, here are my answers

 1. Designer
Herbert Bayer

2. Artist
Melinda Tidwell

3. Painting 
Gretchen Hancock's white cups and blue tea pot


4. sculpture
Kendall Buster

5. Song
Northern wind - City & Colour

6. Recording Artist 
City & Colour

7. Book
Britains lost railways

8. Poet
Sylvia Plath

9. Building 
ibex building, London

10. Misc
The names of paint colours